Low Glycemic Load Sandwich Substitute - LGI Lunch

Yesterday I was inundated with emails asking me for links to lunch recipes and more.  Lunch seems to be a very difficult meal to plan and I understand why... you're usually not at home.  You don't have the supplies you need AND you have to plan ahead.

The new staple in my kitchen is the whole grain, whole wheat tortilla... Check the label and confirm it's really what it says it is.... and enjoy.

According to the www.lowglycemicload.com "If you miss sandwiches made with bread, tortillas are the answer. Their dough is unleavened so your intestinal tract digests them more slowly than bread. They are one of the few wheat or corn flour products you can enjoy without giving yourself a glucose shock. To make a "wrap," just wrap a tortilla around a generous portion of sandwich makings, fold one end so the ingredients don't fall out, and gobble it up. A sandwich made with two slices of bread has a glycemic load of 260, while a wrap made with a wheat flour tortilla has a glycemic load of about 80. The glycemic load of a whole-wheat tortilla is about half that."

AND I proved it yesterday to myself.

Normally, I fall asleep directly after a slice of pizza or a sandwich, last night after a dinner of a grilled chicken cutlet in a whole wheat wrap, I wasn't tired at all 15 minutes later.

So, it's time to ENJOY lunch again!

Grab a whole wheat wrap! and fill it with vegetables and protein!

Low Glycemic Index Lunches

Feeling a little peckish? Here are some lunch time tips from lowgihealth.com.au

Just a little planning takes the worry out of preparing lunches in the mornings when time is often already tight. It’s also much cheaper and healthier than buying your lunch each day.

Try these great Low GI Diet Lunchtime suggestions:

•    Homemade soups-vegetable, lentil, split pea, minestrone, or barley, with rye toast or a wholegrain roll.

•    Open sandwiches made with lean meats and fresh vegetables on whole-grain wheat, rye, pumpernickel, or pita bread

•    Veggie burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pesto on a wholegrain bun

•    Mixed green salad with grilled chicken and vinaigrette dressing

•    Vegetable quiche, sliced tomatoes and fruit

•    Wholegrain muffin with nut butter and natural yoghurt with fruit

•    Tuna and salad filled wholemeal pita pockets and fresh fruit

•    Boiled egg, mixed vegetable sticks with hommous

•    Baked beans with wholegrain toast and avocado

•    Sushi

•    Falafel in pita bread with salad vegetables

•    Salads made with beans and nuts

•    Warm chicken salad with lots of salad vegetables



Foods to Avoid:

•    White bread or wholemeal sandwiches and rolls

•    Fat laden, pies, pasties, sausage rolls

•    Hot chips

•    Sugary snacks

•    Sugar laden pastries, buns, donuts, cakes

•    Mayonnaise and high-fat dressings

•    Full-fat yoghurts and desserts